QUOTE(red_dragon_here @ Aug 22 2006, 05:13 PM) Why should there be a question on whether it is illegal ? If the applications/software costs money to buy, and if they are being given free by somebody other than the company that makes it, obviously there is something illegal. Well if they bought the copy and are giving it away in a raffle or something then you can get it legally but if it is free anywhere for download and there is a KeyGen, crack, or list of serial numbers then it is most likely illegal. If they have terms of services look through them see whether they are authorized. If you want software legally for a low price go to http://genesis-technologies.com/

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You know it's illegal. Most likely, these programs have spyware packaged in with them as well. This is how I had a truckload of troubles with my computer. My sister found a site like this and decided that she'd get Photoshop and all sorts of recording programs.

Things didn't show up right away- weeks or months went by- but we became frozen with popups and spyware. While cleaning everything off I discovered that the source of many of these problems came directly from installing the illegally downloaded programs.

Watch out. If it's too good to be true, it ALWAYS is. Nobody is going to put up all of the stuff for free and expect nothing in return.

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It's illegal alright, but I think it's good to -- at least for students like who have a hard time making ends meet just to pay for college let alone buy a $50 software. I think these companies should sell a student version like the one publishers of books do when they sell low-priced editions that are printed on mimeograph and don't have color. I don't know how Macromedia or Adobe is going to do that, but I hope they figure something out.

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Yeah that was what i thought at first.. that must be for educational purposes only, but well, im not sure.
The only thing i see there that would benefit them is a Paypal account for donations to their site.
I scanned my PC for spyware and i got nothing.
The site appears to be new since their forums have not many post.

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Ok you guys now we're just repeating the same thing over and over . It's illegal in the USA, maybe not Mexico. But whether or not where you are or if it's illegal where you are or not, it's against trap17's TOS.

And actually there is such thing as a free lunch. Schools will give you free lunches if your families income is low enough.

Closed.

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